RD Chances Please!

Colleges and Universities A-Z Dartmouth College
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<p>Hey guys I am a senior this year and am considering applying to Dartmouth. I would really appreciate it if you would take the time to chance me. I think my unimpressive rank is what's gonna hurt me the most :( Thanks!</p>

<p>Gender: Male
Race: Korean
Location: very competitive public high school in Texas
Intended Major: Government</p>

<p>GPA: 3.92 unweighted, rank 44/581 (top 10%) [somewhat of an upward trend- bad grades in freshman year]
SAT I:
1st sitting: 680R 650M 780W (2110)
2nd sitting: 790R 740M 700W (2230)
SUPERSCORED: 790R 740M 780W (2310)</p>

<p>SAT IIs: World History: 790 US History: 770 Korean: 800 (may take math I or II in Oct)</p>

<p>Awards:
-2nd place in Academic WorldQuest San Antionio Regionals (2009)
-UIL district finalist for extemporaneous speaking (2009)
-UIL Division I Band Soloist (2007, 2008)
-qualified for UIL State Band Solo Contest (2008)
-Finalist in University of Texas Spanish Poetry Declamation Contest (2009)
-A winner of the Austin International Poetry Festival Youth Contest (2008) & published poet</p>

<p>Extra Curriculars:
-STAND Anti-Genocide Coalition (Founder/President: 2009)
-World Affairs Club (Co-Founder/Co-President: 2008-2009, Academic WorldQuest Team Captain: 2009)
-Politics, Economics, and Philosophy Club (Secretary: 2008-2009 Co-Vice President: 2009-2010)
-Varsity Extemporaenous Speaking/Debate (2007-2009)
-Citizen Journalist writing about politics and IR (2008-2009)
-Marching/Concert Band (Band Librarian: 2008-2009)
-volunteer counselor at a camp for disabled children (891 hours, 2008-2009)</p>

<p>College Programs:
Attend the 2008 Georgetown University International Relations Summer Program for High School Students</p>

<p>Essays/Recs: hopefully both will be good. Obviously it wouldn’t mean anything for me to say that my essays are great or whatnot.</p>

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<p>Oh, and I’m not sure how much my AP scores are taken into account, but they are:</p>

<p>Spanish Language: 5
World History:5
US History: 5
English Lit: 4</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Hmm… Well I’d say your app places you in the category of being “qualified for admissions” aka you’re not thrown out of contender-ship by anything. I beleive you are correct that your class rank doesn’t make you stand out, but since it is still in the top 10% it doesn’t kill you either. I’d say your biggest strength seems to be your interest in government, with most of your EC’s reflecting this, and the poetry awards add an interesting flavor to that. Perhaps in your essay you could discuss what exactly brought these two diverse things to your attention (but remember your essay needs to be unique, they don’t need another “I love this subject because…” essay). </p>

<p>Anyway, I wish you the best of luck with everything through the nice and stressful admissions process :)</p>

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<p>^Good assessment. Though I think your class rank will make this admit tough.</p>

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<p>Generally I too agree with Spunaugles’s assessment. I do think that the fact that you are a Korean-American who is NOT a science/math/premed type will help you. And an upward trend is good.</p>

<p>If your recommendations portray you as talented/passionate in the gov/IR and poetry areas, as well as a generally excellent student, it should also help you establish individuality. Choose your recommendors carefully!</p>